Cheat’s Boston beans

Name: Cheat’s Boston beans
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 500g unsmoked gammon joint, cut into large chunks (any leftovers can be frozen); 1 onion, chopped; 2 x 420g cans baked beans; 4 tbsp barbecue sauce, plus extra to serve (optional); 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs

Easy
March 2007

Easy
March 2007

Serves 4
Hands on time 25 minutes

The classic American recipe has never been easier – baked beans help you slash the cooking time.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 436kcals
Fat: 11.3g (3.2g saturated)
Protein: 47.7g
Carbohydrates: 38.6g (17g sugars)
Salt: 6.9g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 436kcals
Fat: 11.3g (3.2g saturated)
Protein: 47.7g
Carbohydrates: 38.6g (17g sugars)
Salt: 6.9g

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Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
500g unsmoked gammon joint, cut into large chunks (any leftovers can be frozen)
1 onion, chopped
2 x 420g cans baked beans
4 tbsp barbecue sauce, plus extra to serve (optional)
1 tbsp dried mixed herbs

1 tbsp vegetable oil
500g unsmoked gammon joint, cut into large chunks (any leftovers can be frozen)
1 onion, chopped
2 x 420g cans baked beans
4 tbsp barbecue sauce, plus extra to serve (optional)
1 tbsp dried mixed herbs

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the gammon and cook for 3-4 minutes, until browned. Remove and set aside.
2. Add the onion and cook over a medium heat, stirring, for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the beans, barbecue sauce, herbs and gammon. Simmer for 10 minutes, until reduced. Season to taste and serve with baked jacket potatoes and extra barbecue sauce, if you like.